guynamedsean

Yeah man, my thoughts will be with our friends in Florida. I'm in Houston and we just went through hell.

amgfan1

I feel very sorry for you Sinead. Sounds like you are for sure a SOUR PU$$. You did ask about PORSCHE but the more I think about it, you cannot afford to buy one. I get it. Just be content with a USED AMG. You'll do fine with it.

Drive safe,
amgfan1

soulsea

Any chance we car re-rail this thread?

Thnxby.

guynamedsean

who says my amg GT is used? It was bought brand new. I actually bought 2 brand new cars the same day cash, but whatever dude.

obviously, I don't want a GT Porsche bad enough to go through the process. I bought what I preferred.

A gt porsche may be nice for your father, but it's not what I want.

The last 911 I bought brand new in 2011 was 85k. I have a real issue paying significantly more for essentially the same car. It's not worth it to me. I would rather go buy a used Ferrari from the Ferrari dealer, so I can get on the list to order a 488 at msrp.

furthermore, if you just look at every thread I've ever started, you'll see that I've owned at least 5 brand new AMGs in the last 2-3 years, so money isn't really a problem for me.

Im pretty blessed and thankful.

guynamedsean

I am not trying to say I am rich. Many of you have far more wealth than I do. I am just saying that I can afford the Porsche GT three RS if I really really wanted

hyperion667

I can't afford them either

guynamedsean

A few years ago when I got fed up with BMW and their big fat heavy cars, all based on the seven series with horrible electronic steering and no sporty feel at all, I ranted and raved and insulted their cars on bimmerpost and I got banned for life so quickly. I will admit I was trolling to amuse myself. He is doing the same. I guess it's a lot harder to get banned over here.

Anyways, I don't want a GT3. I think a 911 GTS is a better daily driver and I don't want that either. I actually bought what I wanted. Geez go figure right?

Vic55

I have removed some posts but if I remove more or close the thread- good info will go away so I ask nicely: please read what you type before you submit and keep the thread on track. Clearly this is all internet arguing which would never happen if you all met in person. So please keep the thread about what it was meant to be intended for.

guynamedsean

Thats great! I don't have much info on GTR deliveries, so I will refrain from posting and just read. I hope others do the same!

amgfan1

Thank you Sir! Have a great and safe work week.

Drive safe,
amgfan1

FourT6and2

Dealer just told me the hold up at the ports is due to a "software update." Just hearsay, but that's what I was told. My best guess is something to do with emissions as others have said.

Germancar1

The Dodge Viper is not made in Canada. It is one of the few cars that was actually made in Detroit. Where do you guys get your information from?

M

eball77

Maybe MB is just letting the hype build. Make everybody beg for 3 months.....people hold on to these things and it will be the second straight amg special to hold or go up in value and help sell the black series. you can't sell it before you even get a chance to drive in some nice weather.

GordonGEICO

I think the Internets must've pranked 'em or something. If you Google "dodge viper" the first link is:

https://www.dodge.com/viper.html

...and the first thing you see (wait for it...)

"An American-built Supercar
Handcrafted in Detroit"

To be fair, Dodge did make some high-performance vehicles in Canada (Charger, Challenger) but I don't know if that extends to the SRT vehicles or not.

JSwan724

THE GOOD NEWS: We Finally have EPA Fuel Economy Standards

https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Powe...GT&srchtyp=ymm

THE BAD NEWS: It looks like there will be a gas guzzler tax on BOTH the GTR and the GTC.

ALSO, we don't currently have a EPA smog rating.

We may see cars being delivered very shortly now.

Best wishes

Jerry

California John

My GTC just arrived in port today in LA. It's at the VPC. Hope things start to move out.

tony_f8

Jerry you saw the c63s and e63s get listed here a few weeks ago and still no movement. While I agree this is moving in the right direction I think we already found out this is not what is holding up the cars. From my understanding this simply allows reprogramming to start. After that it's a lot of testing, then submission and then reprogramming. It seems like this essentially starts the 90 day process. Geez!

JSwan724

Tony:

I agree who really knows. But the fact that the EPA Fuel Standards Certification for ALL of the new AMG big motor cars aligns with the very recent "reprogramming" post makes me think they are on the move.

ALSO, we don't currently have a EPA smog rating.

Just an opinion of course.

Too bad Mercedes/Amg won't let us know the official status.

Best Regards

Jerry

tony_f8

Where do you see the smog rating? I also noticed there is no safety ratings listed for the gtr and e63s like there is for the other 2018 cars which are available for immediate delivery.

FourT6and2

Great, so we are looking at a $3,000 tax every year for the GTR? Or wait... no the Gas Guzzler Tax is one-time right? I think here in California, there's a state-run gas guzzler tax that is applied every year. Lame!

Vic55

no more OT posts or 2 weeks time out (I sound like a parent with a 10 year old child but I have no other remedy).

Ok how about this sad pic to cheer you all up; Edition 1 E63s' just collecting dust vs being able to operate on the street killing BMW's

JSwan724

Vic:

Now that's just down right WRONG to tease people like that!!

NO dessert for you.

AMG 17GT

Thank you Vic

Are there enough black E63S to go around? a lot of guys and gals waiting. There must be a thousand or so AMGs held. Crazy.

Vic55

Those are all the Edition 1 Cars in the special Night Black Matte paint--- I think most dealers get 1 with a few getting 2 and Fletcher Jones getting 3.

I did hear a few people have given up and walked away since the car was supposed to be out in May. I am going to hang on for one; the performance for that car is crazy given its weight.

AMG 17GT

Very cool. I didn't know about that edition.

Yes, that new transmission will hook you up